Hi Nathan,
I have bought myself a V100D01 for Christmas. I wouldn't rely on a V2 being a V2 as nobody can really say much about the fixes.
So if I complain about my one being a dud,I only have myself to blame.
Regards Jason

Hi all,
I think you'll like the V100. You'll see some familiar parts in it. B frame and lower swash, CB100 upper swash. The tail motor mount is a little excessive. You can put a 2.9 on Jason's mount and still come out lighter ....but, I still think the S moth is better [more durable]. Stability can be adjusted to your likes. My V100 was too tame for me from the box. But then, I seem to say that about all of them. I like my cyclic touchy.
Haven't done any flying for several days, maybe it just seems that way...my charger was busy with a couple of dead flat car batts. At 1.5A/hr it takes a while.
I gotta put a V120 head and swash on the S moth. The deal at CJ for the 4#6 + V120-1 conversion goodies might be the ticket. Like I need another 2428rx and stock esc/motors. But a FBL SD/VP tail 100 size would be cool.
For that matter a 4g6S moth could make an interesting flier. These 3 axis rx's might make the 100 size CP a real possibility. I know some of the guys have done it...were the products of their efforts capable? Anyone tried for the V120-2 moth yet? I have been considering one. Are the FBL CP's significantly simpler, mechanically, to set up?

Hi all,
Like you said earlier, John...the heaviest part of your light kit is the wire. Very cool!

I got Nate's moth done today. It's a slightly stretched version, so he can use Flash's B2 blades. I didn't go too extreme with the weight reductions...64.5 gm AUW w/20c400 CJ batt. I will ship it tomorrow. I'll be curious with his impression.
Who's next?

When I was testing Nate's moth yesterday, I made a noobish mistake that kept me busy for a few minuets. When I got the heli into the air, it would shake. Like the aile gain too high. No amount as tweaks to the rx would correct it. Bad rx? Nope....hang on, this is sooooooooo stupid. The swash was very not level on the aile axis and the rx was going crazy trying to correct for it.

Hi all,
Got a test flight on the 2428 moth...finally. The HP05s is OK. Might be a little weak. A fresh batt will tell.
I haven't put the titanium main in and it goes 57.4 w/20c400 CJ. The reason I haven''t done it is , I'll have to cut a new set of links because it's a touch shorter than the stock shaft.
Flies nice with the B2's. Not sure of the weight on them. I can tell you, they're light. But, the Q blades are ~2.6gm, A/B's are 2.1gm a pair. I may try running w/o the flybar connectors. The heli is plenty stable with them...It'll take some tinkering to get what I want.

Hi Guys,
Iam taking the night off from doing anything work related for a change.
Still way behind on everything,but I should catch up soon.
My V100D01 arrived a few days ago and although I love to complain,I just can't complain about it.
There seams to be a very very slight throttle kill delay which I only notice when I crash,but the blades stop by the time it hits the ground the second time.
Maybe it is me having learned to just kill the throttle at the first sign of trouble on the 4#3B,or maybe I got a good one. Anyhoo,I like it.
John, I received the light set today.
Very nice indeed. I don't know how you did such a neat job,but they look great.
I will try to start a frame setup for them in the next few days.
Regards Jason

I did the turkey and stuffing, pumpkin pie...
When it came time to carve the bird, I more needed a spoon than a knife. It more of less fell apart.

John,
You gonna use the red wire? I think it's 0.2mm? The green is 0.4mm? I use the 0.2 mm. It works good as long as it's not subject to repeated bending.

regards,
Bill

Hi Bill,
Sounds like you had a good turkey day.

Actually, the color of magnet wire has nothing to do with the size, all sizes come in red, green and clear, maybe more. I'm going to use 30 gauge (0.254 mm) red & green on the final kits...should make my goal of a 6 light kit at 1 gram or less.